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New Jersey-bound side of the Bayonne Bridge to be closed Thursday morning

Bayonne Bridge

The bridge will temporarily close in the northbound direction from 11 a.m. to 11:40 a.m. on Thursday, June 26, to facilitate work on the "Raise the Roadway" project. Delays are expected. (Staten Island Advance/Anthony DePrimo)
(Anthony DePrimo)

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The New Jersey-bound side of the Bayonne Bridge will be temporarily closed Thursday morning to facilitate work on the "Raise the Roadway" project.

The one side of the bridge will be shut from 11 to 11:40 a.m. Thursday.

Delays are expected, the Port Authority said.

During the closure, contractors will perform demolition work on a concrete toll island adjacent to the bridge's Jersey-bound lanes.

Staten Island-bound traffic will not be affected.

The closures are part of the Port Authority's $1.3 billion project to raise the roadway to allow for larger ships to traverse New York and New Jersey ports. The new bridge roadway will feature wider lanes, shoulders, a median and a shared pedestrian and bike path.